| Education
Middle Tennessee State University , Murfreesboro,
TN: Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Graphic Designer, Web Designer/Developer
Blevins, Inc., Nashville, TN
Full Time
Graphic Designer:
• Created brand look with graphics that set the design standard
for projects such as: brochures, catalogs, calendars, presentation materials,
event materials, posters, post cards, employee manuals, 10' x 30' convention
exhibit.
• Designed news paper and magazine advertisements, event posters
and signage.
Web Designer/Developer:
• Designed and developed front
end, and maintained content for www.BlevinsInc.com.
Photographer:
• Company photographer for ads and articles used in magazines,
newspapers, print and on-line projects
• Photographed products used on website and product literature
Programs Used:
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, DreamWeaver and
Flash
Platforms:
Mac OS 10 for print graphics / Windows XP Professional
for web graphics
Web Designer/Developer
Solve Solutions, Nashville, TN
Contractor
Flash Designer:
• Working in a design group atmosphere,
I participated in the development of various web sites for Solve Solutions
www.SolveSolutions.com using
Photoshop, Flash, DreamWeaver and hardcoded HTML. Sites Chari designed/developed
include: www.retreatatfranklin.com,
www.rollingmillhill.com,
www.metropolitan8.com, www.square1revolution.com,
www.thechesterfieldcondos.com.
Programs Used:
DreamWeaver, Flash, InDesign, Photoshop and ImageReady
Platforms:
Mac OS 10.
Web Developer
IO Studio, Nashville, TN
Contractor
Flash Designer:
• As one of the Flash designer/html production
artists for the www.1800GoGuard.com
web site I've done the front end development of JavaScript, Cold Fusion
and hard coded HTML for various sections of the revised site.
• Basing the new sections on the revised design I created the
sub pages and filled them with content.
• I maintained the content
updates on this and other of their web sites.
Programs Used:
DreamWeaver, Flash, InDesign, Photoshop and ImageReady
Platforms:
Mac OS 10.4
Graphic Designer / Web Developer
/ Photographer
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (Corporate
Office), Lebanon, TN
Graphic Designer:
• Created Internal Communication graphics that set the design
standard for projects, such as: brochures, catalogs, calendars, presentation
materials, event materials, video covers and posters, post cards, insurance
and employee manuals, training books and all of the collateral materials.
• Created External Communication graphics such as: POS signs,
news paper and magazine advertisements and advertorials, event posters,
holiday greeting cards, CD covers (most projects contained my photography).
Web Developer:
• Designed and developed front
end systems, and maintained content for three intranet and one internet
sites. All sites are either protected or internal use only.
• Conceptualization and designed of project solutions from concept
through completion.
Photographer:
• Company photographer for ads and articles used in magazines,
newspapers, print and on-line projects
• Photographed food shots, location shots, product shots
• CD covers, video covers
• Formal head shots, candid/posed and group shots, event photos
Project Management:
Management experience in offset printing and years of designing print
and web media enabled me to plan and accomplish my projects successfully.
Working comfortably with clients and department heads from project conception,
budget, approval, production, deadlines, press checks and distribution
gave the clients confidence that their projects would be done right.
Programs Used:
Quark, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dominoes, DreamWeaver, Flash,
Fireworks and ImageReady
Platforms:
Mac OS 10.4 Windows
XP, 2000 Pro
Cameras:
Nikon D100, Cannon 10D
Art Director / Graphics
Manager
Dynamark Graphics Group, (subsidiary of PIP of TN) Nashville, TN
Graphics Manager:
• I worked with clients to establish the conceptual and stylistic
direction for the design staff and oversaw their work, as well as the
work of the production artists, contract artists, pre press technician
and off-set printers.
• Planned, directed, and coordinated all projects
in the graphic design/pre-press department.
• Responsible for preparing reports and overseeing
productivity, changes in workflow, equipment, inventory, and other factors
that affect expenditures and deadlines.
• Trained staff to maintain equipment.
• Streamlined various processes for efficiency
and accuracy to meet the turn-around schedule for four stores and the
home office.
Years of experience in the field gave me the ability
to maintain comfortable, calm, confident working relationships with
clients, store managers and employees. From project conception, budgets,
approvals, deadlines, production, press checks and distribution the
clients and management remained confident that their projects would
be done right.
*Dynamark Graphics Group is a division of PIP Printing
of Tennessee's corporate office.
Programs Used:
Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, PageMaker, Microsoft Office
Platforms:
Mac OS 8 Windows 2000
Pro
Web Developer / Graphic Designer
/ Photographer
Rogers Group, Inc. (Corporate Office),
Nashville, TN Contractor
Web Developer:
• I redesigned and developed their 400-page
Internet site Rogers Group Inc
and a 300-page intranet with the helped help of the IS and Communications
Departments, then helped maintain them.
Graphic Designer
(My Photos Were the Source for Most Graphic Projects)
• I redesigned the 16 page monthly newsletter
Copywriter:
• While visiting the sites I wrote stories about the newest innovations
being used at that location and items of interest for the internet,
intranet and monthly newsletter.
Photographer:
• I flew to the various Rogers Group locations to take pictures
of each of the quarries and their employees to use on the web site I
was developing for them. Each location has it's own section on the site
for local news.• My photos were also used in the Newsletter and
Corporate Photo Gallery
Programs used:
Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, FrontPage, HomeSite, Microsoft Office
Platforms:
Windows 2000 Pro
Cameras:
Cannon EOS, Sony Mavica
Graphic Designer / Photographer
Dixon Ticonderoga (Corporate Office),
Heathrow, FL
Package Designer:
• I Designed multi-lingual product packaging
and sell sheets for Prang Art and Dixon Ticonderoga Office Supplies
Graphic Artist:
• Developed “How To”
books for the product use
• Repaired damaged
client logos and artwork
•
Edited company newsletter
Photographer:
• Product shots used on packaging,
sell sheets, newsletters and advertising
Artist:
• Created sample art for
many of the art and office supply products sold by the company
Programs used:
Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Streamliner, Microsoft Office
Platforms:
Mac OS 7
Cameras:
Cannon EOS, Sony Mavica
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